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Overview of the research process and methods Quantitative vs. Qualitative Research Designs ResearchDesigns.pdf Details Download 404 KB Survey Design Survey method.pdf Details Download 142 KB Web surveys.pdf Details Download 133 KB Experimental Techniques Experimental Design.pdf Details Download 383 KB

Collecting evidence in surveys: Instrument design Best practices in questionnaire design, content of questions, typical response options, layout and presentation are included in this workshop Questionnaire Design.pdf Details Download 463 KB

Capturing and coding data How to set up a template onto a statistical software package for data to be captured into Capturing data into SPSS.pdf Details Download 5 MB Capturing quantitative data into SPSS- CSU.pdf Details Download 12 KB Capturing and Coding of Data.pdf Details Download 752 KB Capturing quantitative data into MS Excel.pdf Details Download 20 KB Sampling strategies & Sample size Data Collection Techniques.pdf Details Download 199 KB

The nature of data and data levels – measurement Numbers have different meanings in different contexts. This needs to be understood when quantitative studies are attempted. Measurement and Measurement Scales.pdf Details Download 253 KB Using statistics to describe and explore data Descriptive Statistics Describing the evidence.pdf Details Download 788 KB

Using Statistical Analyses to find differences Some Inferential Statistics Comparing Populations.pdf Details Download 171 KB

Using Statistical Analyses to find associations More Inferential Statistics Looking for relationships.pdf Details Download 270 KB